Remove syncWithGC()

src/libstore/store-api.hh

@@ -561,26 +561,6 @@ public:
     virtual void addIndirectRoot(const Path & path)
     { unsupported("addIndirectRoot"); }
 
-    /* Acquire the global GC lock, then immediately release it.  This
-       function must be called after registering a new permanent root,
-       but before exiting.  Otherwise, it is possible that a running
-       garbage collector doesn't see the new root and deletes the
-       stuff we've just built.  By acquiring the lock briefly, we
-       ensure that either:
-
-       - The collector is already running, and so we block until the
-         collector is finished.  The collector will know about our
-         *temporary* locks, which should include whatever it is we
-         want to register as a permanent lock.
-
-       - The collector isn't running, or it's just started but hasn't
-         acquired the GC lock yet.  In that case we get and release
-         the lock right away, then exit.  The collector scans the
-         permanent root and sees ours.
-
-       In either case the permanent root is seen by the collector. */
-    virtual void syncWithGC() { };
-
     /* Find the roots of the garbage collector.  Each root is a pair
        (link, storepath) where `link' is the path of the symlink
        outside of the Nix store that point to `storePath'. If